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(DDOT). At DDOT, Egan oversaw the sixroute,
72-vehicle DC Circulator program
that provides 5 million trips annually. He
was tasked with three major initiatives,
transitioning management of the DC Circulator
operations and maintenance contract,
purchasing buses for fl eet renewal,
and restructuring low-performing routes.
In 2017, he and his team released
DDOT’s fi rst bus operations and maintenance
solicitation, which was awarded
in July 2018, allowing DDOT to take on
management control of the DC Circulator
that is currently managed by Metro. Egan
also led DDOT’s fi rst-ever bus purchase,
including 14 100 percent battery-electric
buses that began service in May 2018, giving
DDOT the largest electric bus fl eet
on the East Coast.
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Chapel
Hill, North Carolina.
Elabbady’s keen business sense, deep
understanding of transit planning best
practice, and industry relationships have
promoted the success of SRF’s transit
practice; tripling the size of the group
in her tenure at SRF. Elabbady’s skills
and contributions are held in high esteem
by leadership and her peers at SRF;
she holds one of two peer-elected seats
on the company’s board of directors.
Elabbady leads a team of planners at SRF
that deliver projects in both rural and
urban areas. She empowers her employees
to develop relationships with clients.
SEAN EGAN BEGAN HIS PUBLIC TRANsit
career with the Maryland Transit Administration
(MTA) in Baltimore, Maryland.
At the MTA, he managed the $2
billion, 6-year Capital Improvement Plan,
directing critical investments in bus and
paratransit, as well as light rail, subway,
and commuter-rail projects. He focused
on detailed analysis of project schedules
and budgets that enabled the MTA to
increase delivery of the capital program
and managed federal grants with a value
of $1 billion.
In 2013, Egan had the opportunity to
advance within the Maryland Department
of Transportation (MDOT) to be the
director of the Washington Area Transit
Offi ce, serving as the liaison between the
MDOT secretary and the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(Metro). Th is position required analysis
of fi nancial, operational and service developments
at Metro, and to present fi ndings
and recommendations to the MDOT
secretary and Maryland’s representatives
on the Metro Board of Directors.
His interest in operations led him to
a new role in 2015 as the deputy associate
director for Transit Operations at the
District Department of Transportation
MONA ELABBADY HAS BUILT AN ADmirable
career and has cultivated service
excellence and career enjoyment among
her SRF team and many up-and-coming
transit professionals.
Central to Elabbady’s success is outstanding
listening and communication.
She listens to her clients, her staff , and
to her colleagues. She anticipates issues
and addresses them head on. Th e result
is well-managed projects, happy staff , inspired
colleagues, and her well-deserved
reputation as a respected transit leader in
the Twin Cities and, increasingly, across
the country.
Elabbady is known as a skilled project
manager; she has proven capable of
overseeing multiple high-profi le, politically
charged projects concurrently,
with ultimate success. Her teams deliver
quality and innovative products, and she
has never had budget overrun. Elabbady
has been involved in nearly every major
transit project in the Twin Cities. Currently,
she is leading environmental documentation
for bus rapid transit projects
Fact:
Just prior to this
issue of Mass
Transit going
to press, Egan
took on his
new role as the
director, financial
reporting, in the
budget office at
the Washington
Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority.
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“I think it is important in our business to take chances,
to raise our risk tolerance so that we can take advantage
of innovation and tackle the multitude of challenges we
face. With this approach, we need to be willing to accept
that at times we will make mistakes and fall short of our
goals. As long as we take responsibility for our stumbles
and are open and honest about them, we will accomplish
much more by being bold than by being cautious.”
Fact:
Elabbady
mentors young
transportation
and planning
professionals as
part of the WTS
Transportation
and The Urban
Land Institute.
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“What I enjoy the most about my job is working with
incredible people who really care about making an impact
in their communities. From my clients to my coworkers
at SRF, I am surrounded by people who believe in the
importance of high-quality transit and know the impact it
has on a person’s daily life. I also love the diversity of people,
projects, and cities that transit allows me to interact with.”
Sean C. Egan
Director, Financial
Reporting
Washington
Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority
(Metro)
Mona Elabbady
Principal
SRF Consulting
Group Inc.
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